But those vehicles were used by support employees or investigation teams as they claimed that they didn’t have enough range or speed to be cleared as patrol cars.

In Luxembourg, the Model S vehicles will actually be used as patrol cars, according to local news RTL.

In term of range, the country is ideal for electric cars since it’s only 82 km (51 miles) long and 57 km (35 miles) wide. As for speed and acceleration, virtually all of the latest versions of Tesla’s Model S are now quicker and faster than conventional police cars, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

Of course, the Model S P100D Ludicrous is now famously the quickest production car with a 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 2.3 seconds, but it’s not clear which version Grand-Ducale police in Luxembourg are buying.

The new cars are part of a program of the Ministry of Sustainable Development to move government cars to electric. They are also reportedly purchasing electric vehicles for administrative employees.